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A redesign already trimmed the troop compartment from nine passengers to six, BAE says. Want to upgrade the engine? Load new software? Add a drone-killing laser? Unlike on the old Bradley, there’s plenty of room.

U.S. foreign and defense policy has reached a critical juncture. In an astonishingly brief period of time, the world—and America’s place in it—has changed dramatically. During this period, presidential elections, the financial crisis, and government shutdown politics largely supplanted overseas engagements and foreign affairs in the minds of the White House and Congress. The swearing-in of a new Congress and a new majority party in the Senate provides an important opportunity to reassess t...

In November 2017,REF the Army announced its intent to establish a new major command, since named the Army Futures Command (AFC), with the intent for this command to be the “custodian of Army modernization efforts; linking

Many of the activities funded by the bill are vitally important toUnited States' national security and have been advocated by theHeritage Foundation.

With the different designs converging on similar physical specs – weight, powerplant, weapons – the competition comes down to digital intangibles: AI, electronics, and ease of upgrade.

 

The Army issued an order in June establishing an Army Futures Command, and last month it selected

America's long-range bomber force needs to be modernized; itsnuclear force structure is largely a relic of the Cold War; andArmy transformation must move forward to give America's soldiersthe tools they need to succeed. These programs are vulnerable tocuts in the concluding elements of the budget process, but all mustremain fully funded to help ensure a strong national defense infuture years.

As it stands today, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is the only person who can designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Western analysts have worried that Russia's T-14 Armata tank could outmatch NATO's tanks, but Moscow doesn't seem very confident about it.